Overview of a Passionate Life
The Director of TFA produced, directed, wrote and liaised with talent, media, speakers and schools. It was a great opportunity for the youth of the Central Coast. Our engaging educational presentation,“ A Passionate Life”, took our audience on a journey from early childhood, through school( both primary and high school), mid-life and finally to retirement. It focused on the key development stages of people’ s lives as they progress through life, their attitudes to current career challenges, educational milestones and the options that are available and which can entirely change the outcome of this path.
The final stage of the career journey, being retirement, is a direct outcome of some of these decisions and outcomes. This was represented by using actors, professional educators, celebrities, specialist professionals and members of the community who have accomplished amazing things. TFA utilised performers and musical items to keep the audience engaged.
TFA’ s services assist people of all ages in crises to plan and change their careers throughout important stages of their lives, as well as offering course management and individual psychological counselling support to cope with those life milestones and crises that often can misdirect our paths in life.
Total Focus Australia operates in many areas of Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Newcastle as well as the Central Coast, and even provides skype services to Regional Australia. TFA work with people with psychological challenges, learning and processing issues, personality limitations, as well as working with students leaving school and universities in setting up their career paths for life.
Basically,“ TFA” is there for youth through to the elderly. The Director feels passionately that the feeling of failure and hopelessness that our youth can sometimes face after completing school is a contributing factor, or even sometimes the actual trigger for youth to feel depressed and confused. It was this concern that drove the desire to host the event for the community at large and particularly on the NSW Central Coast. It is when children leave school at either year 10 or year 12 that the normal structure and support services often stop for them, and this is when they need to understand that many services are still available but need to be sought out.
The message to all is that despite learning difficulties and differences, there is hope. As a team, the professionals in the community are available to assist to ensure that every youth member in society has an opportunity to have“ A Passionate Life.”
TFA involved humour, theatrics and music to engage the audience and introduce them to exciting speakers from Celebrity, Educational, Government and Community sectors to walk us through topical information that connects us with the issues and choices that are highlighted at each stage of development, again, highlighting issues that can be confronting to all of us when we make choices about further education, careers, how to